Country Focus: Italy
by Cineuropa
Articles, interviews, news, analysis on the Italian audiovisual sector.
Venice 2026 - Venice Production Bridge
Piedmont’s nine-title Venice surge offers a blueprint for building a competitive regional model
VENICE 2026: With rising production volumes and an expanding funding architecture, the Italian region is turning festival visibility into a wider industrial success story
Venice 2026 – Venice Production Bridge/Awards
Final Cut in Venice announces the winners of its 14th edition
VENICE 2026: Machérie Ekwa Bahango’s Madi Makambu and Bassel Ghandour’s Occupational Hazards lead the pack with five awards apiece, with the former scooping the €10,000 La Biennale di Venezia Prize
Italian film festivals are reinforcing their regional role, but between cuts and delays in the distribution of public funds the system is scaling down
Nevertheless, the under 35s continue to account for 57% of festival viewings, with 15-24-year-olds claiming an impressive 32% all to themselves, according to research presented by AFIC
Pordenone Docs Fest reflects on the circulation of Italian documentaries, focusing on Cinetel data and new, shared circulation patterns
The event also presented the beta version of a new platform with the capacity to connect cinemas, filmmakers and independent distributors by centralising data and commercial operations
Industry / Market - Spain/UK/Germany/Italy/Europe
Rakuten TV Enterprise launches “LIVE” event series to bring together Europe’s connected-TV industry leaders
The initiative will gather more than 150 industry leaders and decision makers in Madrid, followed by additional editions in London, Munich and Milan
Italian cinemas earned €496 million in box office takings and recorded 68 million admissions in 2025, on a par with the previous two-year period
Italian film is strengthening its market share, thanks not least to the return of Checco Zalone, whose movie was the biggest box office hit of the year, earning €36 million in a mere 7 days
